Liberty, equality, fraternity. Where are the women . Well speak to two leading women environmentalists from both sides of the african continent, kenya and nigeria. But first, an update on progress on the paris accord. Well speak to the chief climate negotiator from nicaragua. To take in the world to three or four degrees and at the distraction that represents. Amy and we speak with one of in the United States james , hansen. He comes from the country thats historically the Worlds Largest Greenhouse Gas emitter. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In San Bernardino, california thousands gathered thursday , night at a local stadium for a candlelight vigil to mourn those killed in wednesdays mass shooting at the inland regional center, a facility that provides services to people with disabilities. President obama ordered flags lowered to halfstaff at public buildings across washington d. C. The fbi counterter
How do you feel if you cant its iers as an excuse, obey the constitution regardless of lawful or unlawful orders. An lawful orders follow the constitution. And that is the hardest part. Amy the four u. S. Drone operators are featured in a new film called drone. They risk prosecution by an administration that has been unprecedented in its targeting of government whistleblowers. Today, in a democracy now exclusive, they join us in their first extended broadcast interview. But first, a hostage crisis is underway in mali. Suspected islamist militants have stormed a luxury hotel in the capital. Wallunmen opened fire taking over 180 people hostage. At least three deaths have been confirmed so far. Special forces have moved in. All of that in more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In bamako, mali, special forces have stormed the americanowned Radisson Blu Hotel after gunmen seizing control of the hotel, early this morning. The ho
Antarctica, rising sea levels, and exxons coverup what they knew as early as the 1970s about Climate Change. They were doing some of the best science in the discipline, and they then defunded those programs and then started to actively fund disinformation campaigns to punctuate your profitability. Amy and british climate expert and former world bank chief economist lord Nicholas Stern weighs in on president ial candidate Donald Trumps denial of the human impact on Climate Change. There is a u. S. President ial campaign underway. The republican president ial candidates led by donald trump say Climate Change is not a problem in that it is not humaninduced. Your response to him . It is wrong. If he is new scientific results that overturns 200 years of science and the bulk of the literature, im sure he will be publishing them inside to pick journals, and they would love to see what he has to write. Amy this is climate countdown. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , demo
He resigns from office. We will go to Guatemala City for the latest and speak to nobel peace laureate Rigoberto Menchu and journalist allan nairn. Then to chicago. A group of Chicago Public school parents, grandmothers, and education activists are entering the 19th day of a Hunger Strike. We will go to chicago to find out why. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In guatemala, expresident Otto Perez Molina has been jailed on charges of corruption only hours after he bowed to massive popular protest and resigned. In court thursday, prosecutors played wiretapped conversations they say show perez molina was part of customsfraud ring that pilfered tens of millions of dollars from the state treasury. Vice president Alejandro Maldonado has been sworn in as interim president until january, when Perez Molinas term was set to end. Maldonado had been Vice President since only may, after he assumed the post when the
September 11 attacks, we look at a scandal growing in afghanistan. Did u. S. Military cover up a massacre by u. S. Special forces of afghan civilians . Many of these cases, it has been documented recently in a report, there is just no followup whatsoever with clear evidence of the violation of laws. It is no surprise u. S. Military sort of investigates itself and responsible for holding itself accountable. Amy we will speak with awardwinning journalist matt aikins. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a major Foreign Policy victory for president obama, republicans in the senate failed to secure enough votes thursday to derail the iran nuclear agreement. The senate voted against clearing the way for a debate of the bill in a 58 to 42 vote, less than the 60 votes needed to advance a resolution of disapproval. Four democrats voted against the deal new york senator charles schumer, maryland senator benjam